Searching Twitter for Feedback from Employees and Job Seekers
What can you learn about how employees and job seekers view your company by searching Twitter? Perhaps more than you might realize.
Category: Recruiting
Recruiting is changing at a rapid pace. Some organizations are abandoning traditional methods for social media; some think software can do a better job than people.
Aesthetics Matter to Millennials
Add another item to the list of what attracts Millennials to an organization: aesthetics. And it’s not only office aesthetics. Websites and other branded material matter, too.
Infographic: Balancing Technology to Attract Top Talent
Technology combined with a personal approach is the top priority for job seekers, according to new research from ManpowerGroup Solutions. Swipe Right: Candidate Technology Preferences During the Job Search provides fresh insight from more than 14,000 people in 19 countries into application preferences and includes practical steps employers can take to attract and retain right-skilled […]
What Companies Can Learn About Chemistry and Culture from the Astros
If baseball is a metaphor for life, then the success of the World Series champions Houston Astros is a metaphor for talent acquisition and talent management.
Just In: Early Salary Data for Class of 2017
Early data for the Class of 2017 from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) show that salaries for several majors have gained ground in comparison to this time last year, and salaries for other majors have dipped. NACE indicates that at this early juncture data are preliminary and limited.*
Stay Competitive and Well-Staffed
In part 1 of this article, we outlined why new employee salaries should take competitive pay information into account and about how setting a competitive salary level is a tool to reflect and help meet organizational goals. Now, let’s take a look at where to get data on what your competitors are paying.
What’s in Your Employee Handbook?
You won’t find it on a best-seller list, and it may not offer a respite from a busy world. Nevertheless, if you’re a recruiter or hiring manager, you’ll want to read your company’s employee handbook.
Want the Best Employees? Prepare for the Interview
Note from Dan Oswald: This week’s Oswald Letter was written by Scott Peek, the customer service supervisor at Simplify Compliance. I think he makes a great point and that his thoughts are worth sharing.
Does Your Company Use Contingent Labor?
If you answered “no,” you’re in the minority.
Research Unveils Markers for HiPo Candidates
In today’s competitive job market, high potential (HiPo) employees are even more of a Holy Grail than they normally are. That’s because research consistently shows that a small percentage of the workforce drives a large portion of organizational outcomes. And those star employees are multipliers, too, boosting the performance of their colleagues—especially their direct reports—by […]